Saw one of these busses almost hit a dog and chaild today! They are not paying attention in the least.

Thank you for bringing this issue forward. We appreciate and share your concern for traffic safety, but the Eastern Prom is open to tour bus traffic. Operators of these vehicles will be held accountable for safe operation on the roadways like any other vehicle, as they provide a service to all the tourists that choose to visit our great City.

EASTERN PROMENADE / SERVICE A

From North Street to Fore Street NO THRU TRUCKS No truck, which exceeds a Gross Vehicle Weight of 9,000 pounds, and no bus, other than a local passenger bus picking up and discharging passengers along designated routes at specified stops, shall travel over the street or parts of street.

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http://www.portlandmaine.gov/DocumentCenter/Home/View/6876

In 2003 the city conducted a traffic study on the Eastern Promenade as part of its Eastern Promenade Master plan. It cited “hazardous areas” for traffic and pedestrians in several areas along the prom, singling out the stretch between the ball park and Loring memorial .The study recommended that the city "enforce the no truck/bus ordinance between Cutler and the Loring Memorial” (p. 37) Increasing volume of traffic makes such enforcement even more important today.

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